Astronomers from the Minnesota Planetarium Society have found that because of the moon's gravitational pull on Earth, the alignment of the stars has been pushed back by about a month. According to conjecture, star signs were created some 2,000 years ago by tracking where the sun was in the sky each month. Not to be confused with the science of astronomy, which studies actual planets and stars, the astrologists amongst us concentrate on horoscopes. Horoscopes are determined by the position of the sun on the day you were born and how it lines up with the stars.

"When astrologers say that the sun is in Pisces, it's really not in Pisces," noted Parke Kunkle, a member of the group's board, especially now because of the gravitational pull. A 13th constellation, Ophuchicus, has been added to the Zodiac calendar and most of the dates for the "signs" we’ve so long associated with our birthdates, have, according to the Minnesota Planetarium Society changed. This has generated excitement and quite a bit of hype for Assisted Living Facilities Los Angeles residents and those in other parts of the nation. Whether or not people believe that Zodiac signs really determine personality traits, the interest generated among my colleagues upon hearing my article topic, confirms that many people not only know their astrological sign, but they identify with many of the attributes.

Yikes, does this means the latent, fiery temperament and radiant warmth of a Leo may be extinguished? That the lion will no longer attract people because of their frank, open, honest and endearing likeability? The change may leave the optimistic, intellectual, straightforward, freedom loving Sagittarius rigid and restless. The archer may find him or herself unable to hit the bull’s-eye and become disillusioned. The earth’s newly discovered skew could actually be good news for the former conflicted Pisces fish. No longer will they suffer the internal struggles of their souls eternally swimming against the current in opposite directions.

All kidding aside, this celestial shift and addition of Ophuchicus in the zodiac calendar could cause an identity crisis for some people. The many seniors who rely on astrologers to reveal what their futures hold could become victims of greed. Assisted Living Facilities Los Angeles staff have informed their residents of possible scams and fraud situations that could arise due to the Ophuchicus hype. Plenty of seniors have been victim to zodiac hotline fraud cases. Unsuspecting seniors call these hotline numbers to get their fortunes told while their credit cards are charged exhorbitant fees. In order to prevent such cases many Assisted Living Facilities Los Angeles have security measures put in place so that they can monitor and supervise their residents to prevent them from being swindled.

At one time or another, many of us have secretly wished to know what the future holds in store for us. The yearning for such information has existed for as long as human beings have been able to speculate and hypothesize about events to come. It is a curiosity that fuels ongoing interest in the vague prophesies of French prophet, Nostradamus more than half a millennium after his "Centuries" forecast was penned and makes today's newspaper incomplete without an astrology section. Many religions lay claim to have knowledge of the future but their predictions are about eternity, not tomorrow. Yet, it is the tomorrows, about which we are most imminently interested in.

Page 1 of 2 :: First | Last :: Prev | 1 2 | Next